Beautiful Beasts (Lovestruck Series #1)

Chapter 11

JASMINE

True to his words, he came to pick me up at the house earlier than usual. Pagkababa ko ay naroon na nga siya, nakasandal sa sasakyan at naghihintay.

Nang makita ako ay umayos siya ng tayo at ngumiti.

"Good morning." Bati niya.

Tumango ako at tumigil nang makalapit na. Napansin kong hindi pa niya suot ang polo. Tanging white shirt lang, black slacks at black shoes ang suot niya. He looks more like the naughty bad boy I've known for years.

And I can't believe he's my boyfriend.

Ugh, even in my mind it sounds so ridiculous!

"Tara na." Aya ko at umuna na papasok sa sasakyan niya, not giving him the chance to open the door for me.

I wasn't familiar with the place, so I let him order for me. And as expected, he ordered me pancakes and hot choco for my drink. Pinalagyan niya pa ng extra syrup ang pancake para raw mas masarap.

He was watching me the whole time we were eating. Inaabangan ang bawat reaksyon ko sa pagkain. Nang hindi na makatiis ay inirapan ko siya at sumimsim sa hot choco para maitago ang ngiti ko.

"Oo na. Mas masarap na nga 'tong pancakes dito kaysa don sa ginawa ko." Labag sa loob na pag-amin ko.

"Ikaw ang nagsabi niyan..." Maang maangang sabi niya pa.

I rolled my eyes and continued eating.

"Libre mo 'to ah." Paniniguro ko at natawa naman siya.

We enjoyed the pancakes so much that we ordered another round of it. In the end, we were late for our first class!

"You're late!" Sabay kaming napayuko ni Chase nang marinig ang sigaw ni Mrs. Vidal.

Pailalim kong sinamaan ng tingin si Chase. Kasalanan niya ang lahat ng 'to, pero hindi naman ako makaangal dahil isa rin naman akong pumayag. Napasarap talaga ang kain namin doon sa lintek na pancake house na 'yon!

Kaya hindi pa man kami nakakapasok sa room ay napalabas na kami agad. And as if things couldn't get any more embarrassing, we were asked to kneel for the whole duration of the class — outside, in front of every passing student to see!

I have never been more embarrassed in my entire life! And of course, it had to be because of Chase!

"The pancake was worth it anyway, right?" Pangangatwiran niya pa.

It was, but I wasn't going to let him know that.

"If my grades get affected because of this, I'll kill you." Banta ko sa kanya.

He chuckled, "Hindi ka naman mamamatay 'pag bumaba ang grade mo."

I smiled sarcastically, "Ako, hindi. Pero ikaw, oo. Kasi patay ka sa'kin kapag bumaba ang grade ko."

"How brutal." He lamented. "Para namang hindi ka rin nag-enjoy sa pancakes."

I rolled my eyes, "Shut up."

Halos madapa na ako kakayuko tuwing may dadaang estudyante. Meanwhile, Chase had his head held high up as if proud of his state. Napapairap pa ako tuwing may mga dumadaang babaeng nagtitilian 'pag nakikita siya.

"I bet you're having fun." I said sarcastically. Namamanhid na ang tuhod ko, samantalang siya nananapak pa rin ang ngiti.

"You have to admit though. This is better than being stuck inside the classroom, and being forced to listen to Mrs. Vidal talk about her life instead of actually teaching." He said.